Why is My Cast Iron Sticky? And How to Fix It!
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- Опубліковано 1 січ 2018
- If you've got problems with you cast iron sticking or there is a residue that builds up- we've got the answers of why that's happening and how to fix it! There are two main reasons - the cast iron isn't hot enough when seasoning and too much oil is being used.
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I’ve only seen the first 10 seconds and I would already trust this man with my life
I concur.
. never use a liquid oil to season your pan. Use a solid like crisco
@@tyrondavis3935 This man has literally built an entire cooking empire around cast iron cooking. Using it in some of the harshest conditions as well. If he's using liquid, so am I lol
I know EXACTLY how you feel, friend, and I agree.
Lol
I’ve been cooking professionally since 1974 and have owned a half a dozen restaurants. One thing I learned long ago. Listen to people older than you with more wisdom. This guy’s spot on. Thank you sir!
Thanks for watching
I don't know if I want to take advice from someone who has owned that many restaurants. I'd rather someone own just one successful restaurant than 6 failed ones. :-P (I'm just giving you crap.)
@@englishatheart Reminds me of an old George Carlin crack about Heinz 57 ketchup.
@@dingfeldersmurfalot4560 Don't forget WD40 or Formula 409😀
What at all does the first half of that comment have to do with the second? 🤣
“Let’s walk down this road together...”
I knew I was in good hands when he said that.
I liked that too. .... Marsha.
Clint Eastwood: "That don't mean we're gonna swap spit and take long walks in the moonlight".
I hated my cast iron, but since this I watched this video 2 years ago I haven't had any issues and love my skillet.
"Does your cast iron look like the inside of an old carborator?" - earned my subscription
"we don't put enough oil in there to change a john deere 4020 tractor 12 times" - Seriously considering creating a new account and subscribing again.
Thanks for watching
Yep wished I hadn't subscribed so I could do it again!
Love this guy's farmer talk. Love it.
For me it was the moustache.
I was only 10 seconds into this video and I instinctively knew he was going to get my problem solved and teach me the right way. Thank you! Working on my cast irons right now!
I would test your cooking any time, cast or otherwise.
Thanks well said
A good friend of mine passed away yesterday morning. May God rest his soul! He and I would discuss things from your channel occasionally. One thing I always admired was the condition of his cast iron skillets. Always seasoned. Always nice and slick. I hope they don't go to waste now. They have decades of a cooking history.
I was in the middle of watching this video when the doorbell rang from my Lodge 12" being delivered!! That's gotta be a sign!
That's really cool! Love when that kind thing happens.
Great advice! I buy bacon ends (basically bacon fat) really cheap from the local butcher and I use that to season my iron cookware. I render the fat and pour it out of the pan/pot/Dutch oven/griddle. Then I wipe the fat residue all over the iron, even on the outside, and bake that sucker at about 350F until it is not sticky at all. Once it cools, it provides a very hard non-stick film. I use the left over fat to repeat this three or four times and the result is cast iron joy. I prefer to do this in the spring and fall so I can open all the windows, because it does smoke a little. The whole neighborhood smells like breakfast for a few hours, but I've never had a complaint. As you suggested, the best way to clean cast iron is with hot water and a good stiff brush. I use a nylon brush with just extremely hot water, and no soap or cleaners whatsoever, because that will end up in your food. My inherited and yard-sale-rust-recovered cast iron is my daily go-to for cooking on the stove and even a camp fire. There's just nothing that compares to it. Say goodbye to Teflon and all that fake copper/ceramic coated aluminum poison! Thank you for helping people understand cast iron!
When it comes to Cast Iron listen to Ken. He knows way more than supposed experts. Everything I have ever learned about cast iron is because of this man
Before I started watching your videos I use to apply oil to cold cast iron and it would always get sticky. Now, I am happy to tell you ALL my cast iron is slick and that makes the cast iron and me happy. Thanks for all you do!
Is UA-cam stalking me or something, how’d they know my cast iron was sticky
Infamous BC my exact feelings!
@@heykay1889 Same....
“Insert paranoid theory about google listening to us all through our phones”
Mine too...it's weird...👀👀👀
Julian Kirby that's not paranoia it's verifiable fact and they're not hiding it, you consent to this use.
ua-cam.com/video/zBnDWSvaQ1I/v-deo.html
I've had countless similar instances. Like just yesterday here on UA-cam. Haven't gotten any teeth related ads in at least a month (I only get streaming service, car and super specific ads on certain channels). Had a phone call where I said I had a dentist appointment at a specific date. Very next Google served ad was for chewing gum.
Now it's obvious that they don't detect that you have a problem with your cast iron pan unless you say something about it or search for it. It can easily just be coincidence. I haven't talked about a cast iron pan in forever.
Ours is now perfect after years of trying, thank you so much! I have fallen back in love with our cast.
Wife: Why is my crochet potholder soaked with oil?!
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Ooops!😯
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I know this was for cast iron but it works exactly the same as for carbon steel. If you love cast iron, you'll find carbon steel pretty lovable as well. But I had a problem with sticking until Kent Rollins set me right. Now, it's better than a teflon pan. And teflon wears off in a year or two, cast iron and carbon steel lasts a lifetime. Thanks for the excellent video, your advice is right on!
you’re a game changer. thank you for this. this is the cast iron skillet guidance i’ve longed for and needed, you’ve changed my life in unimaginable ways.
You are so welcome, Thank you for watching
As a newer cast iron fan, this has baffled me for a while, and I enjoyed this hilarious video. Subscribed.
The cast iron skillet whisperer. 😊👍🙏
Kent ... I have watched a ton of videos on caring for cast iron... but I always come back to your videos....I am from Texas,,,you speak a dialect an language I understand. Best information on the internet thank you sir. Every year they recreate the cattle run in the stockyard in downtown Ft.wort an recreant the old-gun fights ,You would be perfect for the rough an rugged cowboys used to recreate this. thank you again for the great videos,
Hello sir I want to thank you for your voice and your impact on this community. You are the beacon in my life that I never knew I needed
Thank you for watching
Kent I love your videos you have taught me a lot. 7 years ago I broke my back in a construction accident. So my wife works and I have taken over the cooking and cleaning. You have shown me patience in cooking and my cooking tastes better. And your advice for cast iron is the best on UA-cam. Thank you. And God Bless.
Thanks for watching and God bless you and yours
Starting out a new year saving someone's old iron skillet... You're the Man Kent Rollins! Happy New Year !!
I like a feller who is iron saving business
This man could tell me that getting a perfect cast iron involves a ritual sacrifice on the first full moon of the year, and I would believe him. Listening to him talk about cast iron is soooo soothing. I feel so relaxed letting him reassure me that my cast iron is going to be okay.
Thank you! Lmao I didn't want to call my mom about our great grandmother's cast iron. 😂
Thank you for the tip on feeling the sides to know if the pan is hot enough.
Love your channel Kent! You remind me of my childhood in the Midwest and south. I grew up on farms and country living.
Plus you have AMAZING recipes! 🧡
Well, Cowboy Kent, my skillet was just not in shape it wanted it. I popped it in the oven for about an hour at 400 degrees. I took it out and went right to the sink and hit it with the faucet sprayer and hot water. Then I took a plain scouring pad and gave 'er a good rub down. I dried it off but it back on the burner and followed your instructions to reseason it. I just cooked a big skillet of refried beans and all I had to do was rinse it out when done! Thank you sir!! Love your cooking too, haha. Best regards from your neighbor to the north in Kansas.
Hey, Cowboy Kent, I just gave away a slightly sticky cast iron skillet today to a lovely friend from Australia. And here is just what she needs to put it right. I was a bit embarrassed, but wasn't the only one seasoning the skillet. I sent this to her, and not only will she enjoy properly reseasoning it, but she'll be delighted with your wonderful way of sharing information and experience. I just love your videos, and I've sent your Cowboy coffee video to every coffee drinker I know. Even used it as a conversation starter with my friend's handyman. Nothing like having someone show and explain ways of doing things well that have been perfected and handed down through generations. People once needed to do many things well, just to survive. Needed to hone skills and use their practical intelligence. Wisdom is really "what works" , and I appreciate your little life lessons, especially as so many treasured old timers have passed on. People many years from now will be able to watch and listen to you and enjoy as much as your listeners do today. God bless you, sir.
sure glad to help and thank you so much for enjoying the videos and many blessings to you
This is really helpful. Thank you for posting this. I'm pretty certain I've definitely been over- seasoning.
Thank you sir. Still learning how to take care of my cast iron.
Excellent explanation, quick and to the point with a touch of humour.
Kent, you are the BEST! I really liked your Christmas message! I hope you get back just some of the Blessings you give all of us. Thank You! PS I also saved your sticky video because I think I use to much oil and not hot enough.
"done put enough oil in there to change a JD 4020 tractor 12 times" hilarious!
Thanks Stuart for watching
Sent me straight to the king 🤣🤣🤣
I've seen quite a few "how to clean/treat cast iron cookware" videos over the years and this is the first one that I haven't felt the need to correct or add to via comment. Good info all around.
years later and this is still useful. Thanks, Cowboy. Glad to find you on here.
Thank you Kent! I’ve been wanting to learn how to properly clean my skillet for the longest time.👍
i dont know why this was recommended to me but i am in love with this channel
This is my go-to channel for kitchen man skills.
I love your methods. My grandfather lived in his chuck wagon. I have his cast iron. So I'm guessing it's well over 100 years old, and it's in great condition. But it definitely needs cleaning and re-seasoning. These are the best collection of videos I have found.
You're entertaining and informative. I got a chuckle out of your pouring too much oil scenarios. Recap: wash, dry, put heat on medium, when upper lip is hot to touch, put a quarter/half-dollar sized splotch of oil in, rub with a lint free rag, not a paper towel, and voila. (If too hot and oil sizzles, take the pan off the burner a minute or so.) Thanks!
Thanx so much for the Recap!!
IMPORTANT: If you have to re season, put it in the oven UPSIDE DOWN or you’ll end up with more stickiness!!
ALSO! Put an old cookie sheet (1/3 baking sheet for y'all up north) on the rack beneath it. You'll see why when you're done.
Awesome video! I’ve been seasoning wrong this whole time. I’ll be checking my pans tomorrow. I have been putting oil in my skillets then putting them in a 200 degree oven for a couple of hours
Straight to the point and very helpful. Thank you Mr Rollins.
This is the video I was looking for - bought new cast irons and seasoned them starting with them cold, used paper towels and now my new cast irons are a sticky, linty mess. After watching countless videos I was beginning to think I'd have to use the harsher ways to get it back to normal, back this video just dissipated all of my worries, thank you so much!
Glad to help
thanks again! i love your tips because i'm excited to have bought my 1st cast iron skillet & you are helping me to keep it in great condition. i'll be watching you cook, too.
Thanks Skylar
Now I can get rid of that sticky mess on my pans! Thank you.
Just learning to cook with my 2 new cast iron skillets here in the Philippines so appreciate the advice Kent.
How can you Not Love Kent ! He is a Master and has the best delivery I have ever Seen !
Thanks for watching
This explains everything I've done wrong! Thank you!!!
Hope it helps
I always enjoy your advice!
I just bought a Lodge CI dutch oven with lid that you can also use as a skillet also. I can't wait to use it. Love your down home videos.
Thank you for your time with these cast iron videos, you have helped us a great deal. Just found your channel, can’t wait to start cooking all these delicious recipes you have put up. Thanks again Kent, and God bless you to, Guy.
Thanks for watching Guy and God bless you
I was laughing out loud when he was putting the oil in the skillet.
I was thinking that's why I did it wrong because I didn't use enough oil
Sam Biscits -What did He say; ‘Enough Oil, to Oil Change a John Deer Motor, 12 Times -OoooohWeeee-This Guys on 🔥-BOY! -ReeseB. NY
@@reesebene6082 Why laughing 🤣
Kent LOLlins
Thank you! I've been fighting my cast iron skillet for too long. Excellent video!
Thanks Leticia for watching
First-time user and ran into the gumminess. I didn't realize that I was using too much or was starting off cold. Thanks for the info. This really helped.
Thank you for the tips. I don't use my cast iron skillet as much as I should. Now that I have these tips maybe I will use it more. Have a blessed day.
Thank you! Very simple method, I intend to give it a try. Much easier than the way Mom taught me. Also, you remind me very much of one of the most loved individuals in my life, my adopted grandpa. You brought back many fond and cherished memories, just by some of your mannerisms and sense of humor. I could totally see Jack doing that bit with too much oil. 😂 Great start to my day!
Thanks for watching
Hi! Cast iron is the best. All I use. Keeps my arms healthy too 😝
I love mine, only thing now, I had major back surgery. I'm on a 7-10 lbs lift limit, some of my cast with food is over my limit now. If I do stupid stuff, I hurt bad for a few days or more. I'm just glad that my wife helps me, but she wants to eat also. Take care everybody.
Thank you from Vancouver Canada. I learned something new and helpful today.
Thank you for an awesome clarified demonstration on this👍🏼😊
Have a blessed day
This was a great video. I never knew about getting it hot first. I think I thought you had to heat the oil in it to season it. Thanks!
you are restoring my faith in Americans and their virtues 🥰 greetings from Germany and merry christmas!
All vital information . Thank you for the demonstration .
Cowboy Kent, Thank you for your instruction. I seasoned several skillets, a Dutch oven and 2 corn muffin pans with your technique and they are beautiful. Thanks again!
Great advice! You're my go-to feller for cast iron pans and cookin with them.
Glad to help Nancy
Adding an 8 and 10 inch Lodge skillet with the 12" I've had. Following Kent's demonstrations the 12" makes the best omelets that slide right out of the pan. Goal is to get rid of teflon in the kitchen. Reconditioned an oblong pan that was severely rusted. Threw it in my fire pit, piled wood over it for the night and let it go. Cleaned up nicely and I was able to season it and put it back to use
Saved my Skillet life. I’ve always cooked with them at my family’s house. Now that I have moved out on my own I got one for Christmas and it was sticky but this video helped so much. Thank you so much. It has made me so happy. ☺️
You've helped me out loads with my new cast iron pan. Thank you!
Awesome tip, I definitely needed it, I will try it out. Thanks. Tony
Our pleasure Tony
“Nothing says loving like cast iron on the oven” you can have that lol great video. My pan was sticky the other day then ran across this video and got her done. Now I’m back to slick as oil. But not to much
D 16 TOO
You mean slick as oal?
This gentleman is amazing. Keep em coming!
Needed my iron for the morning so i come to Kent. thx always!
That is how my grandmother always seasoned her skillet and I have that skillet now and still using it. I have a new dutch oven and will be taking care of it the same way.
I use Crisco to season mine and have learned to cook at slightly below Medium for best results. Thx for the video.
Our pleasure Ronald
I use Crisco as well. I'd like to use lard when I can find it?
You are spot on! And your accent is awesome.
Hope all is well with you & yours. Thanks for the tip.
So I went through all of these procedures when I bought mine. I have found that when you use cast iron, turn on the heat to medium. Put about a quarter size of oil. When pan heats up, pick it up and swirl the oil around until it covers the bottom of the pan. Then when it starts to smoke, it's ready. No more sticking. I bought a 14" pan, new, and started using it right away. No sticking. Now if it's used, just a good cleaning with some salt, wash, then dry on the stove with heat and a towel. Easy.
Loved the excess oil interlude. Cracked me up.
Thank you. I have lots of cast iron skillets. Love em. I do this same treatment 🙂
This was a charming and instructive video and it was also so well executed.
Thanks for watching
you give such great information on cast iron...thank you both for such wonderful videos!...👍👍
Thank you for watching
Thx Kent..... and verry funny to watch... 😎grettings from Germany
Well thanks Kent, I've been treating my iron poorly but now I know what I need to do to make things right.
Thank for all that you do to let us see a true way to live
Thanks for all the help, my man. I’ve had these three pans that have been such a pain. After following your directions these things are cooking magic.
Best thing to cook with
@@CowboyKentRollins Sir , I don't understood what you said about cast iron assezonning . I understand English but not from audio/video or else. But I can understand/translate from a paper. Can you tell me in a few words why a cast iron pan is sticky after assezonning and what I have to do to fix it ?
I have assezonning my pan with olive oil and it is very sticky . I hope you will find a few minutes for me.
Thank you very much sir 🙏
@@trasor8379 The term used is 'seasoning' (the closed caption might not be accurate). For your question, the key causes of cast iron being sticky are:
- leaving water in the pan (use a cloth to wipe the water out)
- putting on oil when the pan is cold (solution: put the pan onto the heat, slowly get it hot enough that you cannot pinch the edge. Pinching the edge lets you know that the entire pan is hot, not just the center.)
- oil smokes when added because the center of the pan is too hot and the oil boils/burns off instead of seasoning (test the temperature by putting a drop in the center of the pan. If it smokes, the center of the pan is too hot. solution: take the cast iron away from the heat for a few seconds, to allow the center to cool off slightly)
- putting too much oil (you only need a circle about 2-3 cm in width, then you use a cloth to wipe the oil all over the bottom and sides of the pan)
- not wiping out the extra (this oil just sits on the surface instead of being absorbed into the pan. Solution: use a good cloth to wipe out the excess oil)
Also when you wipe out the extra oil, use a material that doesn't leave lint or paper residue. One idea for this would be coffee filters as they do not leave lint
If you have any further questions, feel free to ask
@@toddkes5890 brilliant, coffee filters!! The last thing i want or need is an oily rag. Gonna try the filters. Thx!
@@dyathink Let us know how it goes
I like my mama and granny . I use lard or crisco . My grand father worked at Lodges over 100 yrs ago. my husband has worked at Lodges for over 40 years. Love my lodge cast iron.
Lodge used to make a quality product. Probably in your grandfather's time. In recent years they are simply awful. Even Cowboy Kent here describes in another video how he will take power tools to their craggy cooking surfaces to get the iron smooth, as they used to be. As they should be.
Lord Monty What brands would you recommend? Or are they all like that now?
@@lordmonty9421 I haven't had those issues with mine. Well, except that my wife keeps washing mine with soap and then doesn't dry and season it, but that's any cast iron.
@@vm-yc8vb I absolute love my Griswold skillets. I have a No. 3 and a No. 8 from the "big logo" series (1920 - 1939), and a very nice No. 10 from around 1920. All were restored by a guy I know and in near-pristine condition. I should really do a video on them.
I'd say the No. 8 sees the most use. If it were a car, it'd be a luxury sedan. Not too big, not too small, but just right. It's not just the smooth finishing and ergonomics on these Griswolds, but how thin the walls are. The casting quality is next-level, I'm telling you.
Now - they cost more. But for a company that folded back in 1957, why wouldn't they? All restored, my No. 8 was like, 100 bucks. To me, no big deal. It 80+ years old and it is all but assured to last me the rest of my life time the way I baby it. It is so, so worth it.
Yeah, I could get some heavy, craggy Lodge, but...why? Why make that compromise to save a few bucks? I don't believe in paying extra money for something if it is not practical to do so, but with these two products, I cannot recommend Griswold enough.
I also have an awesome Wagner, which is another can't-miss item. Oh, and I've got a great round griddle by McClary's out of Canada here. Circa 1905.
Check out of my Instagram (@abitskiboo) if you want to see some of these things in action - I post a lot of shots of me cooking good food with them and I have photos of a few when I first got them, all freshly restored and seasoned. I've since blackened them so smooth, and so nice.
@@SmallSpoonBrigade "Keeps washing mine with soap"? Do you mean to say that she's done this on multiple occasions? Presumably you would have told her how these things were to be cared for, but for her to do it more than one time? And worse, leave the thing stripped of its seasoning and exposed to the open air?
Fortunately there's an instructive video on how to easily remedy the problem:
ua-cam.com/video/oo0d1zTAFKA/v-deo.html
Very helpful video, thank you! As a side note, your voice is perfect for telling stories around a campfire.
Thank you
I bought a used footed Lodge Dutch Oven, and it was really sticky. I used the oven method Ken suggests at the end to get rid of the stickiness and then I seasoned it properly. Can't wait to use it to make some Dutch Oven cobbler!
reseasoning 3 pieces right now and this video popped up. 👍 Gotta love CI!!!
Best cookware ever
Got me a huge classic cast iron skillet over a decade ago that was a gunky mess. Somehow learned to clean it more or less properly (Mom taught me some about them). Don't think it is quite properly seasoned, but I work on it.
Much obliged Kent, sometimes I just get in too much of a rush. This handled it.👍🏻
Been cooking with cast iron for years love it you just earned a subscriber cowboy
Thanks for this lesson. I know now what I have been doing wrong and how to fix it.
Glad to help and Thank you for watching
So funny and full of information! Thanks cowboy 🙏
Thank you for watching
Very helpful! Thank you!
Ty for the lesson on seasoning cast iron. I just got a cast iron skillet so needed to know how to take care of it.
Our pleasure
Best youtube recommends ever thank you
Thanks so much for watching
Thanks for the info. My skillet was sticky enough to catch flies. Can't wait to get it back to normal.
Straight to the point and funny! Love it!
Great, a good clear (non hipster!) way of doing things, thanks!